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Semester Change

Effective this year, Prairie School is changing from a trimester system to a semester system. In the Upper School, that shift requires a related change in our course credit structure. This letter explains that credit shift and its implications for graduation requirements and cumulative GPA.

Previously, under the trimester system, we assigned and required credits as follows:

Yearlong every-day course = 3 credits

Trimester every-day course = 1 credit

Trimester alternating-day course = 0.5 credit

Minimum graduation credit requirement = 69

Effective this year, under the semester system, we will assign and require credits as follows:

Yearlong every-day course = 1 credit

Semester every-day course = 0.5 credit

Semester alternating-day course = 0.25 credit

Minimum graduation credit requirement = 22.5

We will continue to weight AP courses with an additional 1.0 credit.

Minimum course distribution requirements will also remain the same, except in PE, as follows:

All continuing students’ transcripts have been converted retroactively to the new credit structure. This letter and updated transcripts (for gr. 10-12) will be mailed to all Upper School families on August 16.

If you have questions about any of this, please contact the Upper School office (752-2626).